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Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 223 North Shore Road Medicine Lake, MT 59247 406 / 789 2305 406 / 789 2350 fax Medicine Lake [email protected] http://medicinelake.fws.gov National Wildlife For State transfer relay service Refuge Complex TTY / Voice: 711

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July 2006 A Premier Scores of wetlands intermixed Bird watchers will find that Birding Area with grasslands in the northeast Medicine Lake NWR Complex is a corner of Montana provide critical premier destination for catching a breeding and migration habitat for glimpse of rare prairie such as many of birds. The Medicine Baird’s sparrows, chestnut-collared Lake National Wildlife Refuge longspurs, and Sprague’s pipits, or (NWR) Complex, which includes colonial nesters like black-crowned This blue goose, the Northeast Montana Wetland night-herons and Franklin’s gulls, designed by J.N. Management District (WMD), is or shorebirds, such as sandpipers, “Ding” Darling, located in this premier birding dowitchers, godwits, and willets. has become the area. The WMD covers three symbol of the entire counties and is made up of About this This checklist includes the 283 bird National Wildlife 45 Waterfowl Production Areas Checklist species that have been documented Refuge System. (small protected wetland areas). on the Medicine Lake NWR Complex. The Refuge and the Waterfowl Production Areas encompass Seasonal Sp Spring (March - May) 44,000 acres and lie within the Occurrence S Summer (June - August) prairie pothole region that extends F Fall (September - November) from southern through W Winter (December - February) northeastern Montana, the Dakotas, and western Minnesota. Abundance a abundant - occurring in large numbers c common - certain to be seen in Medicine Lake NWR has been suitable habitat designated as one of 500 Globally u uncommon - present, but not Important Bird Areas and as certain to be seen a National Natural Landmark o occasional - seen only a few times because of the abundance and during the season diversity of birds that are drawn r rare - seen at intervals of to this gem of the National Wildlife 2 - 5 years Refuge System. Medicine Lake • indicates confirmed nesting NWR Complex supports one of record the largest breeding colonies of American white pelicans in the Accessibility Equal opportunity to participate in world and provides important and benefit from programs and nesting habitat for many other activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species of colonial nesting birds, Service is available to all individuals as well as waterfowl, grassland regardless of physical or mental birds, and the threatened piping ability. Dial 7-1-1 for a free connection plover. The Refuge and Wetland to the State transfer relay service Management District also host for TTY and voice calls to and from hundreds of thousands of birds the speech and hearing impaired. during their annual migration, For more information or to address including swans, accessibility needs, please contact endangered whooping cranes, the Refuge staff at 406 / 789 2305 or and bald and golden eagles. the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Equal Opportunity, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240. Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Swans, Geese, and Ducks Pelicans Greater White-fronted Goose u c • American White Pelican a a a Snow Goose u r c Ross’s Goose u u Cormorants • Canada Goose a a a o • Double-crested Cormorant a a a Tundra Swan c c Wood Duck o o o Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets • Gadwall a a a • American Bittern u u u • American Wigeon c c c • Great Blue Heron c c c American Black Duck r r r Great Egret r r • Mallard a a a r Snowy Egret o r • Blue-winged Teal a a c • Black-crowned Night-Heron c c u • Cinnamon Teal o r r • Northern Shoveler a a a Ibises and Spoonbills • Northern Pintail a a a • White-faced Ibis o o o • Green-winged Teal a c a • Canvasback c c c New World Vultures • Redhead c c c Turkey Vulture o u u • Ring-necked Duck u o u Greater Scaup r r Osprey, Kites, Hawks, and Eagles • Lesser Scaup a a a Osprey r r Surf Scoter r Bald Eagle u u o White-winged Scoter r r • Northern Harrier c c c o Long-tailed Duck r Sharp-shinned Hawk o o • Bufflehead c u c Cooper’s Hawk o o Common Goldeneye u u Northern Goshawk o o o Barrow’s Goldeneye r r Broad-winged Hawk r u Hooded Merganser o o o • Swainson’s Hawk c c c Common Merganser u u • Red-tailed Hawk u u u r Red-breasted Merganser o o • Ferruginous Hawk u u u • Ruddy Duck a c a Rough-legged Hawk u u u • Golden Eagle u u u u Gallinaceous Birds • Gray Partridge u u u u Falcons and Caracaras • Ring-necked Pheasant a a a a • American Kestrel u u u r • Sharp-tailed Grouse c c c c • Merlin u o u r • Greater Prairie-Chicken (extirpated) Gyrfalcon r o Wild Turkey o o o o Peregrine Falcon o o o • Prairie Falcon u u u u Loons Common Loon o o o Rails • Yellow Rail r r r Grebes • Virginia Rail o c c • Pied-billed Grebe c c c • Sora o c c • Horned Grebe c c u • American Coot a a a • Red-necked Grebe r r r • Eared Grebe a a c Cranes • Western Grebe a a c Sandhill Crane c r c • Clark’s Grebe o u o Whooping Crane r r Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Plovers Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls, and Terns Black-bellied Plover o o o • Franklin’s Gull c a a American Golden-Plover r o o Bonaparte’s Gull o o o Semipalmated Plover u u u • Ring-billed Gull a a a • Piping Plover u u r • California Gull a a u • Killdeer a a c Herring Gull r r o Glaucous Gull r r Stilts and Avocets • Caspian Tern o o o Black-necked Stilt r r • Common Tern c c u • American Avocet c a c • Forster’s Tern c c u • Black Tern u u u Sandpipers and Phalaropes Greater Yellowlegs c u c Pigeons and Doves Lesser Yellowlegs c u c • Rock Pigeon (introduced) o o o o Solitary Sandpiper u u u Band-tailed Pigeon r r • Willet c c c European Collared-Dove (introduced) r r r • Spotted Sandpiper c c u • Mourning Dove a a a • Upland Sandpiper c c r Passenger Pigeon (extinct) Eskimo Curlew (extirpated) Whimbrel r r Cuckoos and Anis • Long-billed Curlew u u o • Black-billed Cuckoo r r r Hudsonian Godwit r r Yellow-billed Cuckoo r r r • Marbled Godwit c a c Ruddy Turnstone r o r Typical Owls Red Knot r r Eastern Screech-Owl r r Sanderling c u u • Great Horned Owl u u u u Semipalmated Sandpiper c u u o o u Western Sandpiper o o o • Burrowing Owl u u o Least Sandpiper u u u Long-eared Owl r r r r White-rumped Sandpiper u u • Short-eared Owl o o o o Baird’s Sandpiper c u c Pectoral Sandpiper u o u Nightjars Dunlin o o o • Common Nighthawk u u u Stilt Sandpiper u u u Buff-breasted Sandpiper r r Swifts Short-billed Dowitcher o o o Chimney Swift r Long-billed Dowitcher u c c • Wilson’s Snipe u u u Hummingbirds • Wilson’s Phalarope c c c Ruby-throated Hummingbird u r u Red-necked Phalarope u o u Kingfishers • Belted Kingfisher u u u

Woodpeckers • Red-headed Woodpecker o o o Yellow-bellied Sapsucker o u Downy Woodpecker o o o o Hairy Woodpecker r r r o • Northern Flicker c c c r Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Tyrant Flycatchers Creepers Olive-sided Flycatcher r o o Brown Creeper o o o r Western Wood-Pewee o o u Eastern Wood-Pewee r r r Wrens Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r o Rock Wren u u o Alder Flycatcher u u u • House Wren u c u Willow Flycatcher o u o • Sedge Wren o o o • Least Flycatcher u u u • Marsh Wren c c c Eastern Phoebe r r • Say’s Phoebe u u u Kinglets Great Crested Flycatcher r r r Golden-crowned Kinglet o • Western Kingbird a a o Ruby-crowned Kinglet o o • Eastern Kingbird a a o Old World Warblers Shrikes Blue-gray Gnatcatcher r • Loggerhead Shrike o u o Northern Shrike o o o Thrushes Eastern Bluebird o o o Vireos Western Bluebird r r Blue-headed Vireo o o • Mountain Bluebird o o u Warbling Vireo u u u Townsend’s Solitaire r o Philadelphia Vireo r r r Veery o o o Red-eyed Vireo u u u Gray-cheeked Thrush o u Swainson’s Thrush u o o Crows, Jays, and Magpies Hermit Thrush o o Blue Jay r r r • American Robin c c c r • Black-billed Magpie u u u u • American Crow o u o r Mimic Thrushes r r r • Gray Catbird c c u Northern Mockingbird u Larks • Brown Thrasher c c u • a a a c Starlings Swallows • European Starling o o o o Purple Martin o r o • Tree Swallow u u u Wagtails and Pipits • Violet-green Swallow u u u American (Water) Pipit o r u • Northern Rough-winged Swallow u o u • Sprague’s Pipit c c c • Bank Swallow c c u • Cliff Swallow a a o Waxwings • Barn Swallow c c o Bohemian Waxwing o o u • Cedar Waxwing u u u o Titmice and Chickadees • Black-capped Chickadee o o o o Wood Warblers Tennessee Warbler u u u Nuthatches Orange-crowned Warbler o o Red-breasted Nuthatch o o o o Nashville Warbler o o White-breasted Nuthatch o o o o • Yellow Warbler u c o Chestnut-sided Warbler o o o Wood Warblers continued on next page Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Wood Warblers continued Harris’s Sparrow u o u Magnolia Warbler o r o White-crowned Sparrow o u o Cape May Warbler o r o Dark-eyed Junco c c u Black-throated Blue Warbler r r • McCown’s Longspur o o o Yellow-rumped Warbler o o c o o o Black-throated Green Warbler r o o Smith’s Longspur o Townsend’s Warbler r r • Chestnut-collared Longspur a a c Blackburnian Warbler r r r Snow o o c Pine Warbler r r Prairie Warbler r r Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies Palm Warbler r o Northern Cardinal r Bay-breasted Warbler r o o Rose-breasted Grosbeak u o u Blackpoll Warbler o o u Black-headed Grosbeak u o u Black-and-white Warbler u u u Blue Grosbeak r • American Redstart u u u • Lazuli Bunting o o o Ovenbird o u u Indigo Bunting r Northern Waterthrush o u u Dickcissel r r Kentucky Warbler r Connecticut Warbler r r Blackbirds and Orioles MacGillivray’s Warbler o o u • Bobolink u c o • Common Yellowthroat c c u • Red-winged Blackbird a a a r Wilson’s Warbler o o u • Western Meadowlark a a a r Canada Warbler o o o • Yellow-headed Blackbird a a c • Yellow-breasted Chat o u o Rusty Blackbird u • Brewer’s Blackbird u u o Tanagers • Common Grackle c c u Scarlet Tanager r • Brown-headed Cowbird c c o Western Tanager r • Orchard Oriole u u r Bullock’s Oriole o u u Sparrows and Towhees • Baltimore Oriole o u u Spotted Towhee o o u American Tree Sparrow c c o • Chipping Sparrow u u u o Pine Grosbeak r • Clay-colored Sparrow a a u Purple o o o • Brewer’s Sparrow o o o • House Finch c c c u Field Sparrow o o o Common Redpoll u u u • Vesper Sparrow c c c Hoary Redpoll o o • Lark Sparrow o o o Pine Siskin u r u r • Lark Bunting c c u • American Goldfinch c c c r • Savannah Sparrow a a c Evening Grosbeak r r r • Grasshopper Sparrow c a u • Baird’s Sparrow c a u Old World Sparrows • Le Conte’s Sparrow u u o • House Sparrow (introduced) c c c c • Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow u u o Fox Sparrow o o o • Song Sparrow c c c Reference: American Ornithologists’ Union. 1998. Lincoln’s Sparrow u u u Check-list of North American Birds, 7th ed. American Swamp Sparrow o o o Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. and the AOU White-throated Sparrow o o c (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) supplements